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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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